Todd Sagin

Todd Sagin, M.D., J.D., is physician executive recognized across the nation for his work with hospital boards, medical staffs, and physician organizations. He is a co-founder with Hugh Greeley, of HG Healthcare Consultants, LLC which provides guidance on a wide range of health care issues.  He previously served for over half a decade as the Vice President & National Medical Director of The Greeley Company, a division of HCPro, Inc.

Dr. Sagin is a popular lecturer, consultant, mediator, and advisor to health care organizations. He is frequently asked to assist hospitals and physicians develop strong working relationships in the face of increasing competition and diverging interests. Over the past decade he has worked with several hundred of the nation’s medical staffs on issues ranging from organizational redesign and bylaws revisions, to medical staff strategic planning, peer review effectiveness, credentialing, ED call challenges, leadership development, and the establishment of hospitalist programs. Recently much of his work has focused on helping hospitals organize effective governance structures for their growing cadres of employed physicians. He is a regular faculty member for The Governance Institute and a principal advisor and lecturer for that organization’s Medical Leadership Institute.

Dr. Sagin is board certified in family medicine and geriatrics. He has taught and practiced in both community hospital and university settings.  He currently practices at Community Volunteers in Medicine in West Chester, PA.  

An experienced physician executive, Dr. Sagin has held positions as Vice President & Chief Medical Officer of the Temple University Health System in Philadelphia; Senior Medical Director of PennCare; Chairman & Clinical Professor of the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at Temple University Medical School; residency program director at Abington Memorial Hospital; and medical director of PHOs, IPAs, and hospital physician networks.

Throughout his career Dr. Sagin has held strong interests in medical ethics and public policy. He holds a degree in law and has training as a mediator and arbitrator to address health care conflicts. Dr. Sagin has also been active in organized medicine at the state and national level. He is a past president of the Pennsylvania Academy of Family Physicians and has served on the Quality Committee, Bylaws Committee and the Credentialing Task Force of the American Academy of Family Physicians. He sat for several years a physician representative to the Joint Commission Professional and Technical Advisory Committee (PTAC) and on the JCAHO Credentialing Task Force. He is currently the medical director of the Pennsylvania Medical Society Foundation’s LifeGuard Program which works to create remedial interventions for physicians who have developed clinical deficiencies which threaten their licensure or hospital privileges.

Dr. Sagin is a popular public speaker. His teaching won The Golden Apple teaching award at Temple University School of Medicine, where the students voted him to be their commencement speaker.  He frequently facilitates board and medical staff retreats and delivers leadership education to trustees and physician leaders.

Dr. Sagin’s most recent publication is "Creating the Hospital Group Practice: The Advantages of Employing or Affiliating with Physicians" and distributed by Health Administration Press.

When not working with health care clients, Dr. Sagin enjoys fly fishing, international travel, and playing his clarinet. He can be reached at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .